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How to spot and stop poor charity leadershiphttp://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2015/feb/26/how-to-stop-poor-charity-leadership
<p>While success is easy to spot, it is important to know when bad leadership is holding an organisation back</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2015/feb/19/charity-trailblazer-of-the-year-the-shortlist">Charity Trailblazer of the Year – the shortlist</a></li>
</ul><p>During recent years of austerity, the sector has had to operate with fewer resources and higher demand for services. This has put an increased strain on decision makers, and as a result good leadership was, and is, more essential than ever for charities. But while success is easy to spot, how do you know when bad leadership is holding you back? And if you detect it among your staff, can you fix it before disaster strikes?<br /></p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2015/feb/12/voluntary-sector-finding-nurturing-future-leaders-career-progression">'I want at least three people in my team to be applying for my job when I leave'</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2015/jan/09/how-to-become-a-charity-chief-executive">How to become a charity chief executive</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2015/feb/19/charity-trailblazer-of-the-year-the-shortlist">Charity Trailblazer of the Year – the shortlist</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2015/feb/26/how-to-stop-poor-charity-leadership">Continue reading...</a>Voluntary Sector NetworkVoluntary sector network blogLeadership and managementGovernance and managementSociety ProfessionalsSocietyCharitiesVoluntary sectorHow to guides for small charitiesThu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2015/feb/26/how-to-stop-poor-charity-leadershipPhotograph: Joseph Rafferty/Getty ImagesIt is possible to detect poor leadership simply by observing your organisation’s environment, says Fellows.Photograph: Joseph Rafferty/Getty ImagesIt is possible to detect poor leadership simply by observing your organisation’s environment, says Fellows.Gabriella Jóźwiak2015-02-26T00:00:03ZHelen Clark: 'Many things blighting our world are linked to inequality'http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/23/helen-clark-blight-world-inequality-davos
<p>Alec Hogg talks to the head of the UNDP in Davos about how exclusion is the root cause of the volatile new global context</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/22/world-leaders-failing-social-cohesion-davos">Davos 2015: world leaders ‘failing on social cohesion’</a><br></li></ul><p><strong>Do you think that in Davos problems like inequality take a back seat to “real issues”, such as war?</strong></p><p>I think we need to look at what some of the deeper drivers are of this volatile, uncertain, new global context, which Davos has as its theme this year. Underlying it are feelings of exclusion from political systems, from economic systems, and from social justice and rights. If you start to tackle inequality, that also becomes a way into tackling some of the other things blighting our world at the moment.<br /></p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/22/world-leaders-failing-social-cohesion-davos">Davos 2015: world leaders 'failing on social cohesion'</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/23/helen-clark-blight-world-inequality-davos">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkNew ZealandDavos 2015EqualitySocietyLeadership and managementPolicyGlobal development professionals networkFri, 23 Jan 2015 10:51:48 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/23/helen-clark-blight-world-inequality-davosPhotograph: Sarah Lee“Poverty eradication in itself isn’t going to reduce inequality,” says former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark.Photograph: Sarah Lee“Poverty eradication in itself isn’t going to reduce inequality,” says former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark.Alec Hogg2015-01-23T10:51:48ZDavos 2015: world leaders 'failing on social cohesion'http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/22/world-leaders-failing-social-cohesion-davos
<p>US is divided on race, class, justice and even transport options, while leaders everywhere are failing on equality, says thinktank chief <br></p><p>Racial tensions, class inequalities and unreformed global institutions show that government leaders around the world are failing to deliver social cohesion, US thinktank chief Anne-Marie Slaughter has said.</p><p>Slaughter, president and chief executive of the <a href="http://newamerica.net/about">New America Foundation</a>, which focuses on US politics and prosperity in the digital age, said public leadership is unquestionably failing to deliver social cohesion and much else, during a panel discussion at the <a href="http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2015">World Economic Forum annual meeting</a> in Davos on 21 January.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/20/economic-system-enriches-most-powerful-oxfam">Our economic system enriches the most powerful at the expense of the 99%</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/20/ethnic-inequality-widespread-global-economy">Ethnic inequality is widespread&nbsp;and a drag on the global economy</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/22/world-leaders-failing-social-cohesion-davos">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLeadership and managementUS domestic policyEqualitySocial exclusionSocietyDavos 2015Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:01:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/22/world-leaders-failing-social-cohesion-davosPhotograph: Denise ApplewhitePublic leadership is failing to deliver social cohesion and much else, Anne-Marie Slaughter says.Photograph: Denise ApplewhitePublic leadership is failing to deliver social cohesion and much else, Anne-Marie Slaughter says.Winnie Agbonlahor2015-01-22T15:01:51ZCare Quality Commission heaps more pressure on NHS managershttp://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2015/jan/22/care-quality-commission-pressure-nhs-managers
The healthcare regulator should not get bogged down in resolving management problems or grievances and should focus on keeping patients safe<p>The revelation that a group of campaigners has made a complaint against more than 20 managers to the <a href="http://www.cqc.org.uk/" title="">Care Quality Commission</a> (CQC) under the “fit and proper persons” test opens up a new reputational battlefront for health managers.</p><p>According to the <a href="http://www.hsj.co.uk/" title="">Health Service Journal</a> and <a href="http://www.nursingtimes.net/" title="">Nursing Times</a>, the complaints are <a href="http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/regulator-receives-first-fit-and-proper-person-complaints/5078357.article" title="">aimed at current and former chief executives</a>, medical directors, senior executives, and <a href="http://www.nursingtimes.net/home/specialisms/leadership/former-nursing-director-referred-to-cqc-under-new-fit-and-proper-regulations/5080396.article?referrer=RSS&amp;utm_source=1%26WT.tsrc%3Dtwitter%26WT.mc_id%3Dtwitter_twitterfeed_news" title="">a former nursing director</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2015/jan/22/care-quality-commission-pressure-nhs-managers">Continue reading...</a>Healthcare NetworkRegulationLeadership and managementPolicyWork practicesNHSHealthSocietyCare Quality Commission (CQC)Leadership and managementHealth and social carePublic Leaders NetworkThu, 22 Jan 2015 13:10:58 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2015/jan/22/care-quality-commission-pressure-nhs-managersPhotograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images‘Making difficult judgment calls is what the CQC exists to do, but the dangers around this set of decisions are immense.’ Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images‘Making difficult judgment calls is what the CQC exists to do, but the dangers around this set of decisions are immense.’ Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesRichard Vize2015-01-22T13:10:58ZWhy marijuana legalization is an equality issuehttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/21/legalization-marijuana-us-states-inclusive-growth
<p>The four US states that have legalized cannabis have entered a brave new policy world, with the goal of inclusive growth<br></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/blog/2015/jan/20/inclusive-growth-global-prosperity-governance">Inclusive growth: how do we include everyone in global prosperity?</a><br></li></ul><p>Marijuana policy may not seem like the natural setting to model policies that pursue inclusive growth, but the innovative policy-making processes initiated in four US states are actually well worth considering.<br /></p><p> To achieve inclusive growth – ensuring that economic prosperity benefits the largest possible number of people – governments must commit to two things: responsiveness to public opinion and flexibility around policy.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jan/21/wealth-trap-davos-climate-change">Why Davos must shake off the shackles of wealth and entitlement</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/21/legalization-marijuana-us-states-inclusive-growth">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLeadership and managementCannabisSocietyPolicyUS domestic policyWed, 21 Jan 2015 14:35:25 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/21/legalization-marijuana-us-states-inclusive-growthPhotograph: AlamySince legalisation, Colorado hosts information sessions, in which citizens are encouraged to discuss their concerns.Photograph: AlamySince legalisation, Colorado hosts information sessions, in which citizens are encouraged to discuss their concerns.John Hudak2015-01-21T14:35:25ZEthnic inequality is widespread and a drag on the global economyhttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/20/ethnic-inequality-widespread-global-economy
<p>The discrimination faced by minority groups in both developing and developed nations will not go away by itself. Governments everywhere must act</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/blog/2015/jan/20/inclusive-growth-global-prosperity-governance">Inclusive growth: how do we include everyone in global prosperity?</a><br></li></ul><p>Ethnic inequality – the political and economic disadvantages felt by racial minority groups – persists across the globe. Not only is such discrimination unfair, it is a drag on global economic growth, and will not go away by itself.</p><p>Inequality affects two main groups of ethnic minority populations. Long-term settled communities, which often pre-date the boundaries of nation states by many centuries, are more commonly found in Asia and Africa. One example is the Dalits in India – though Roma populations in eastern Europe and Scottish people in the UK are other examples. More recent minority populations, which have mainly arrived through migration in the past century, are usually found in Europe: Bangladeshi people in Britain, for example.<br /></p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/feb/12/francois-hollande-race-french-constitution">Fran&ccedil;ois Hollande's misguided move: taking 'race' out of the constitution | Alana Lentin and Val&eacute;rie Amiraux</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/08/minority-ethnic-workers-more-often-unemployed">Minority ethnic workers in UK twice as likely to be unemployed as whites</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/20/ethnic-inequality-widespread-global-economy">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLeadership and managementLeadership and managementSociety ProfessionalsIndiaEqualitySocietyTue, 20 Jan 2015 14:14:32 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/20/ethnic-inequality-widespread-global-economyPhotograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesSome 34% of Dalits live in rural poverty in India, and 22% in urban poverty.Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesSome 34% of Dalits live in rural poverty in India, and 22% in urban poverty.Photograph: Ian Canham/AlamyIn the UK there is a 12% employment gap between white British and ethnic minority people.Photograph: Ian Canham/AlamyIn the UK there is a 12% employment gap between white British and ethnic minority people.Photograph: Petr Josek Snr/ReutersLong-term ethnic minority groups, such as Roma populations in Eastern Europe, often face discrimination.Photograph: Petr Josek Snr/ReutersLong-term ethnic minority groups, such as Roma populations in Eastern Europe, often face discrimination.Omar Khan2015-01-20T14:14:32ZInclusive growth: how do we include everyone in global prosperity?http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/blog/2015/jan/20/inclusive-growth-global-prosperity-governance
<p>The “staggering rise” in inequality is high on the economic agenda at Davos. Today we begin a three-month debate, with news and analysis of how global leaders are tackling the issue</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/20/economic-system-enriches-most-powerful-oxfam">Our economic system enriches the most powerful at the expense of the 99%</a></li></ul><p>The need to tackle rising global inequality is high on the agenda for the world’s financial and political leaders. For three years in a row it was seen as the biggest threat to world stability by experts polled by the World Economic Forum.</p><p>This year it was replaced by the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/15/armed-conflict-is-now-biggest-fear-for-world-leaders-according-to-wef">threat of global conflict</a>, but that’s because of heightened tensions around the world, including in Ukraine, North Korea and the Middle East, rather than any significant progress in closing the gap between rich and poor.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jan/19/davos-2015-climate-change-world-economic-forum-paris">More than talking heads: why Davos matters</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/blog/2015/jan/20/inclusive-growth-global-prosperity-governance">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLeadership and managementDavos 2015DavosSociety ProfessionalsTue, 20 Jan 2015 14:05:20 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/blog/2015/jan/20/inclusive-growth-global-prosperity-governancePhotograph: AlamyBy next year 1% of the world’s population will own more than the other 99%, according to Oxfam.Photograph: AlamyBy next year 1% of the world’s population will own more than the other 99%, according to Oxfam.Jane Dudman2015-01-20T14:05:20ZWelcome to the Guardian Public Leaders 2015 editorial boardhttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/19/public-leaders-2015-editorial-board
<p>Nine leaders with a breadth of knowledge of public services – from the civil service to health and criminal justice – will help us tackle important issues this year</p><p>We are delighted to announce the distinguished members of our Public Leaders 2015 editorial advisory board. </p><p>Nine leaders have been selected to provide expert insight over the next year. They will work with our editorial team to ensure we tackle the most important issues facing all managers of public services.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/19/public-leaders-2015-editorial-board">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLeadership and managementCentral governmentLocal governmentCriminal justiceHealth and social carePartnershipSocietyPublic sector careersMon, 19 Jan 2015 14:12:16 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/19/public-leaders-2015-editorial-boardPhotograph: Public Leaders NetworkJane Dudman (bottom right), editor of the Guardian Public Leaders Network, with the nine new members to the editorial board for 2015.Photograph: Public Leaders NetworkJane Dudman (bottom right), editor of the Guardian Public Leaders Network, with the nine new members to the editorial board for 2015.Photograph: Tamsin RutterPhotograph: Tamsin RutterJane Dudman2015-01-19T14:12:16ZWhy working for the European Commission drove me up the wallhttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/13/european-commission-uk-local-government
<p>How fence-sitting, bureaucracy and indecision drove one official out of Brussels back to the arms of UK local government<br></p><p>Having previously worked only in the UK public sector - specifically, local government - I thought a large, multicultural body like the European Commission would be light years ahead in terms of its organisational culture. </p><p>But no. I had somehow overlooked the Commission’s foundations in the stodgy, bureaucratic public administration principles of the French civil service in the 1950s. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/13/european-commission-uk-local-government">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkEuropeEuropean commissionLeadership and managementTue, 13 Jan 2015 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2015/jan/13/european-commission-uk-local-governmentPhotograph: Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty ImagesThe European Commission has ‘foundations in the stodgy, bureaucratic public administration principles of the French civil service in the 1950s’.Photograph: Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty ImagesThe European Commission has ‘foundations in the stodgy, bureaucratic public administration principles of the French civil service in the 1950s’.Anonymous2015-01-13T07:00:00ZWhy the tattooed mayor of Thessaloniki is a beacon of hope for Greecehttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/tattooed-mayor-thessaloniki-greece-yiannis-boutaris
<p>Yiannis Boutaris, shortlisted for World Mayor 2014, has been praised as a model for all of Greece but sees himself as businessman first and mayor second <br></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/world-mayor-prize-2014">Who will be crowned the world’s best mayor for 2014?</a></li><li> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/nenshi-calgary-mayor-alberta-floods">Keep calm and Nenshi on: how floods turned the Calgary mayor into a folk hero</a> </li></ul><p>Eurocrats haven’t had much positive to say about Greece’s politicians since the country was brought to its knees by the economic crisis. But a European Commission official described Yiannis Boutaris, mayor of Greece’s second city Thessaloniki, as <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/greece-s-model-mayor-reform-hero-takes-on-corruption-in-thessaloniki-a-815289.html">“a beacon”</a>. And other officials from the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank wrote that under Boutaris’ guidance the city had become an “island of hope” and a “model for all of Greece”.<br /></p><p>But Boutaris isn’t a typical Greek political. Born into <a href="http://www.boutari.gr/en/main.php">the country’s oldest winemaking dynasty</a>, he continued his family company’s success until entering politics and letting his children take over. He was elected as an independent mayor in 2010 and re-elected in September. He doesn’t see himself as a politician however, but as a <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/greece-s-model-mayor-reform-hero-takes-on-corruption-in-thessaloniki-a-815289.html">“businessman taking on a new project”</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/tattooed-mayor-thessaloniki-greece-yiannis-boutaris">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkCitiesLeadership and managementGreeceLocal governmentSociety ProfessionalsCity mayorsTue, 30 Dec 2014 15:06:31 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/tattooed-mayor-thessaloniki-greece-yiannis-boutarisPhotograph: Giannis Papanikos/Demotix/CorbisYiannis Boutaris wears a Jewish star during the swearing-in ceremony at the City Hall - in protest at the election of a member of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn party to the council.Photograph: Giannis Papanikos/Demotix/CorbisYiannis Boutaris wears a Jewish star during the swearing-in ceremony at the City Hall - in protest at the election of a member of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn party to the council.Anna Leach2014-12-30T15:06:31ZKeep calm and Nenshi on: how floods turned the Calgary mayor into a folk herohttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/nenshi-calgary-mayor-alberta-floods
<p>World Mayor Prize nominee Naheed Nenshi emerged from the 2013 Alberta floods with folk hero status and a range of t-shirts and posters in his honour</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/world-mayor-prize-2014">Who will be crowned the world’s best mayor for 2014?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/tattooed-mayor-thessaloniki-greece-yiannis-boutaris">Why the tattooed mayor of Thessaloniki is a beacon of hope for Greece </a></li></ul><p>To see Naheed Nenshi’s approach in action, a good place to start is <a href="http://www.3thingsforcalgary.ca">3thingsforcalgary.ca</a>. The Canadian mayor’s flagship initiative asks Calgarians to think up three things – big or small – they can do for their community; from baking a pie for neighbours and planting tree seedlings to welcoming a new immigrant to the city and shovelling snow for an elderly neighbour. Then, they’re asked to encourage at least three more people to in turn do three things for the community.<br /></p><p>This viral model of civic engagement is at the centre of the mayor’s vision for strengthening Calgary’s social fibre. Born to South Asian immigrants from Tanzania, Nenshi became the first Muslim mayor of a major north American city in 2010. Famously approachable, compulsively communicative and a digital native, Nenshi ran an insurgent grassroots campaign that stunned Calgary’s political establishment, squeaking into office past more established political figures with just under 40% of the vote in a divided field.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/nenshi-calgary-mayor-alberta-floods">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLeadership and managementLocal governmentCanadaTue, 30 Dec 2014 15:06:17 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/nenshi-calgary-mayor-alberta-floodsPhotograph: flickrNaheed Nenshi is in the running for World Mayor 2014. Photograph: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/53936799@N05/5097076927/">flickr</a>Photograph: flickrNaheed Nenshi is in the running for World Mayor 2014. Photograph: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/53936799@N05/5097076927/">flickr</a>Francisco Toro2014-12-30T15:06:17ZWho will be crowned the world's best mayor for 2014?http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/world-mayor-prize-2014
<p>Every two years, city leaders around the world compete for the World Mayor Prize. We look at the criteria and nominees for this year’s award</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/tattooed-mayor-thessaloniki-greece-yiannis-boutaris">World mayor 2014 shortlist: a profile of Thessaloniki’s Yannis Boutaris</a></li><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/nenshi-calgary-mayor-alberta-floods">World mayor 2014 shortlist: a profile of Calgary’s Naheed Nenshi</a></li></ul><p>“In this century, metropolitan areas, rather than nation states, will shape the world’s social, cultural, technological and economic agendas,” says international thinktank <a href="http://www.citymayors.com/gratis/city_mayors.html">City Mayor Foundation</a> in its manifesto. To celebrate cities and their leaders, the foundation established the <a href="http://www.worldmayor.com/">World Mayor Prize</a> in 2004. It is now awarded biennially to the year’s most outstanding city leader.</p><p>Previous winners are inspirations for the world’s city leaders. Tirana’s Edi Rama (an exhibiting artist) was responsible for repainting the Albanian city’s communist-era grey buildings vibrant pink, orange and green. Athens’ Dora Baokyannis led the city through the 2004 Olympic games and Hong-Kong-born Melbourne mayor John So was awarded for his popularity and his role as <a href="http://www.worldmayor.com/results06/wm_winners06.html">“an immigrant success story”</a>. In 2012 I&ntilde;aki Azkuna was awarded for his key role transforming Bilbao from <a href="http://www.worldmayor.com/contest_2012/world-mayor-12-results.html">“a declining industrial city ... to an international centre for tourism and the arts”</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/world-mayor-prize-2014">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLeadership and managementLocal governmentSociety ProfessionalsTue, 30 Dec 2014 15:05:35 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/30/world-mayor-prize-2014Photograph: AlamyEdi Rama, then mayor of Tirana, Albania, was the first recipient of the World Mayor Prize in 2004.Photograph: AlamyEdi Rama, then mayor of Tirana, Albania, was the first recipient of the World Mayor Prize in 2004.Anna Leach2014-12-30T15:05:35ZWith mayors on the rise it's time to rethink the role of MPshttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/12/mayors-local-government-mps
<p>Increased powers to council leaders in the shake-up of local government puts a question mark over the future for MPs<br></p><p> • <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/nov/21/what-are-mayors-manchester-osborne">What you need to know about mayors </a></p><p>Who is more important, more powerful: your ward councillor, or your MP? The answer is pretty obvious. With a chance to influence the business of parliament, an MP will always have more clout than your average local elected member.</p><p>But what about if you ask the question again: your MP, or your council leader? That’s a trickier question, and it depends exactly who you’re talking about.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/12/mayors-local-government-mps">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLocal governmentLocal leadershipSociety ProfessionalsLeadership and managementLocal governmentFri, 12 Dec 2014 07:00:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/12/mayors-local-government-mpsPhotograph: Purepix/Alamy‘As a member of parliament, your representative in Westminster has held the balance of local power for generations – but times are changing.’ Photograph: Purepix/AlamyPhotograph: Purepix/Alamy‘As a member of parliament, your representative in Westminster has held the balance of local power for generations – but times are changing.’ Photograph: Purepix/AlamyHannah Fearn2014-12-12T07:00:09ZAbout our global public leaders serieshttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/08/about-our-global-public-leaders-series
<p>Tackling long-term issues within short-term political frameworks</p><p>The Global Public Leaders series is an online forum to promote discussion about how governments are dealing with complex challenges and reshaping public services across the world.</p><p>The core theme of the series is how public leaders tackle long term societal problems within the short-term framework of most political cycles. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/08/about-our-global-public-leaders-series">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLeadership and managementMon, 08 Dec 2014 15:45:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/08/about-our-global-public-leaders-seriesPhotograph: CorbisSocieties all around the world are struggling with long-term problems.Photograph: CorbisSocieties all around the world are struggling with long-term problems.Public Leaders Network2014-12-08T15:45:41ZPublic Leaders 2015 board: nominations now openhttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/08/public-leaders-2015-board-nominations
<p>We’re looking for leaders to help plan our coverage </p><p>Every year, we ask you, the members of our network, to help us in our search for leaders to shape what we do over the next 12 months and nominations are now open for the 2015 Guardian Public Leaders editorial advisory board.</p><p>This year, we’ve increased our Guardian <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network">Public Leaders</a> membership, with more than 25,000 members now signed up with the network, and visits to our website have increased by 70% since January. We’ve covered everything from delays in paying civil service pensions by the government’s largest mutual spinout, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/nov/08/flagship-government-mutual-holds-up-payments-to-pensioners">MyCSP</a>, to public sector strikes and local government’s <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/gallery/2014/dec/03/24-hours-in-local-government-in-pictures">#ourday</a>. One of our most popular pieces this year was explaining <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/sep/01/civil-service-fast-stream-how-to-join-graduate-careers">how to join the civil service fast stream</a>, but we’ve also reflected <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/nov/04/civil-service-morale-bullying-stress-targets-job-cuts">the disillusion</a> many civil servants are feeling. </p><p class="text">Sign in here for Guardian account</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/08/public-leaders-2015-board-nominations">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLeadership and managementCentral governmentLocal leadershipLocal governmentMon, 08 Dec 2014 10:52:37 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/08/public-leaders-2015-board-nominationsPhotograph: AlamyPublic services stars wantedPhotograph: AlamyPublic services stars wantedJane Dudman2014-12-08T10:52:37ZAustralian bullying claim fails as tough public management is ruled acceptablehttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/01/bullying-claim-australia-public-management-tough-prerogative
<p>Fair Work Commission says Bureau of Statistics was simply using its prerogative to get employee to improve performance</p><p>Australia’s national industrial tribunal has cleared public service bosses of bullying, ruling that what one employee perceived as bullying was part of ordinary performance management.<br /></p><p>At the start of 2014, new anti-bullying measures were brought in by the Coalition government, led by the prime minister, Tony Abbott, to provide Australia’s <a href="https://www.fwc.gov.au">Fair Work Commission </a>with greater muscle to prevent bullying at work. One of the first cases to come before the commission under the new rules was a complaint from an employee in the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The employee said his boss was using the bureau’s performance management system to bully and force him out of his job.<br /></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/01/bullying-claim-australia-public-management-tough-prerogative">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkLeadership and managementWorld newsAustralia newsEmployment lawEmployment tribunalsMon, 01 Dec 2014 17:24:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/dec/01/bullying-claim-australia-public-management-tough-prerogativePhotograph: Rob Griffith/APTony Abbott’s government brought in anti-bullying laws in January.Photograph: Rob Griffith/APTony Abbott’s government brought in anti-bullying laws in January.Jane Dudman2014-12-01T17:24:23ZWhat kind of leader are you? - quizhttp://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/quiz/2014/nov/21/quiz-charity-leader-personality
Historically, leaders have been mavericks, morons and at times mystical. Take our quiz and find out your leadership style<br /><br />• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2014/nov/19/-sp-charity-leadership-leaving-legacy">Leaving a legacy: the state of charity leadership today</a><br />• <a href="http://gu.com/p/43edk/tw">Five personality traits that make a good charity leader</a> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/quiz/2014/nov/21/quiz-charity-leader-personality">Continue reading...</a>Voluntary sector network blogGovernance and managementCharitiesSociety ProfessionalsLeadership and managementFri, 21 Nov 2014 10:46:44 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/quiz/2014/nov/21/quiz-charity-leader-personalityMandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesWhat is you leadership style? Take our quiz to find out. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesAnna Isaac2014-11-21T10:46:44ZDespite dispiriting tales, civil service morale has held up wellhttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/nov/20/civil-service-morale-survey-jeremy-heywood
<p><strong>Sir Jeremy Heywood:</strong> Civil servants have concerns about change, but our survey and awards show them embracing it</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/nov/20/civil-service-people-survey-unhappy-pay-leadership">Civil service survey: civil servants unhappy over pay and leadership</a><br></li></ul><p>Recent, limited, surveys have tried to paint a dispiriting picture of a civil service low on morale, crippled by stress and uncertainty over the future, and fearful of voicing its opinions. The contrast with our latest annual People Survey, published today, is instructive. The survey is the largest of its kind in the country, with responses from more than 270,000 civil servants, nearly two-thirds of the entire workforce.<br /></p><p>The headline figures show a civil service not apprehensive about change but embracing it and getting on with the job. There are high scores for the numbers who are interested in their work (89%), believe they have the skills and tools they need to do their jobs (89%), feel trusted to do so effectively (89%), and are confident in the respect of their colleagues (84%).<br /></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/nov/20/civil-service-morale-survey-jeremy-heywood">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkCentral governmentLeadership and managementCivil servicePublic sector careersThu, 20 Nov 2014 13:36:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/nov/20/civil-service-morale-survey-jeremy-heywoodPhotograph: Steve Back /Rex FeaturesSir Jeremy Heywood: ‘Civil service is getting on with the job’Photograph: Steve Back /Rex FeaturesSir Jeremy Heywood: ‘Civil service is getting on with the job’Sir Jeremy Heywood, head of the civil service2014-11-20T13:36:51ZImpermanent secretaries: the gaps that endanger government stabilityhttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/nov/18/-sp-impermanent-secretaries-government-stability
<p>Despite their name, permanent secretaries often have a shorter Westminster shelf life than ministers<br></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/nov/18/what-uk-government-departments-do-in-charts">What government departments do: in charts</a><br></li></ul><p>Theresa’s had four. Vince has had three. Iain has had just two. And George has only had one.<br /></p><p>The Whitehall Monitor 2014, which my organisation the Institute for Government published on 18 November, shows that in many of the main government departments, the top minister has had a longer shelf life than the top official – with permanent secretaries moving on in an unplanned way, leaving gaps to cover, and then in some cases moving again well before the four-year norm. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/nov/18/-sp-impermanent-secretaries-government-stability">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkCivil serviceLeadership and managementTue, 18 Nov 2014 12:31:17 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/nov/18/-sp-impermanent-secretaries-government-stabilityPhotograph: Dominic Lipinski/PALord O’Donnell saw in the new government in May 2010Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PALord O’Donnell saw in the new government in May 2010Jill Rutter2014-11-18T12:31:17ZGovernment is not joined up – and that’s how Whitehall bosses like ithttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/blog/2014/oct/23/government-joined-up-whitehall-pac-report
The Public Accounts Committee found confusion at the heart of government, but that suits current leaders just fine<br />• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/oct/07/business-usual-civil-service-reform-devolution-england" title="">Business as usual on civil service reform</a><p>From the summer of 2010 till now, barely six months before the election, no single permanent secretary or other Whitehall accounting officer has asked for a letter of direction – giving formal notice to the comptroller and auditor general (and the public) of their anxieties about the value for money of a decision a minister might be about to take.</p><p>Lord O’Donnell, the former cabinet secretary, talked the other day about permanent secretaries having conversations in which they would say ‘We’re getting into direction territory, minister’. But we don’t know whether such talks have taken place and whether, as O’Donnell said they should, they have steered politicians away from bad decisions.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/blog/2014/oct/23/government-joined-up-whitehall-pac-report">Continue reading...</a>Public Leaders NetworkPolicyCentral governmentLeadership and managementThu, 23 Oct 2014 13:28:21 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/blog/2014/oct/23/government-joined-up-whitehall-pac-reportPhotograph: Sandy Stockwell/CorbisWhitehall lacks a 'centre', according to a new Public Accounts Committee report. Photograph: Sandy Stockwell/CorbisPhotograph: Sandy Stockwell/CorbisWhitehall lacks a 'centre', according to a new Public Accounts Committee report. Photograph: Sandy Stockwell/CorbisDavid Walker2014-10-23T13:28:21Z